Liagora valida Harvey 1853
Current name:
Titanophycus validus (Harvey) Huisman, G.W.Saunders & A.R.Sherwood
Panama. Dichotomously branched cortical filaments.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Liagora valida Harvey 1853: 138, pl. 31A: figs 1-5
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Liagora is Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Titanophycus validus (Harvey) Huisman, G.W.Saunders & A.R.Sherwood.
Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M., Saunders, G.W. & Sherwood, A.W. (2006). Recognition of Titanophycus, a new genus based on Liagora valida Harv. (Liagoraceae, Nemaliales). In: Algae of Australia Nemaliales. (McCarthy, P.M. Eds), pp. 116-119. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.
Type Information
Type locality: Sand Key, Florida, USA; (Silva & al. 1996: 127) Lectotype: TCD; (Huisman 2002: 788, fig. 40)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2022
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Taxonomic note
According to Børgesen (1949a: 28-29), the name Liagora fragilis has been misapplied to this species by De Toni & Levy (1888: 65); Jadin (1935: 162), Børgesen (1942: 37). John et al. (2004) cite Liagora fragilis Zanardini as a synonym of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
on rock or coral at depths ranging from intertidal pools down to 15 m (Huisman 2002). - (09 April 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
